Garbage Growth

Incremental idler where growing pollution helps you get rich

apepatrickdev · Released Jun 23, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 382
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 25 in 30 days
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 months ago; Jun 25, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 10 GPU; 4 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Garbage Growth?

This single-player, 2D incremental game centers on collecting trash for money. You add people to generate more litter, hire rats to automate collection, and buy skills through a skill tree.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed management and incremental progression

Not for you if...

−you want constant action built around testing your reflexes
−you want cooperative play or competitive multiplayer

What players say

91% of 382 reviews are positive · 88% of 25 in the last 30 days

Players praise the absurd upgrades and the chaos that builds on screen. The most common complaint is the short length, with repeated requests for more content.

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Garbage Growth system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 4 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350 or equivalent
Graphics: DirectX 10/11 compatible GPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Garbage Growth have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Garbage Growth run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 14
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.

Does Garbage Growth use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam